Chen Zhiyao didn't take the small fish, weighing only a few pounds, seriously at all, and began to use a violent reeling strategy without hesitation.
As the reel spins rapidly, the fishing line is gradually reeled in.
Before long, the fish that were originally in the deep sea were successfully pulled to the middle layer.
Just as Chen Zhiyao was about to pull the fish to the surface in one go, the fish suddenly plunged back into the deep sea, almost throwing her off balance.
"Not bad endurance!"
Having adopted a more effective stance, Chen Zhiyao continued to play the fish with renewed vigor.
Just when she thought this tug-of-war would continue for a long time, something unexpected happened.
The fish, which had been struggling to break free of the hook, suddenly changed direction and swam quickly straight toward the fishing boat.
Chen Zhiyao wondered to herself, "Could this fish be out of its mind?"
Otherwise, why would they be so stupid as to offer themselves up on their own?
Actually, it wasn't that the fish was being foolish; rather, the sharp fishhook was deeply embedded in its throat.
As the fishing hook continued to pull, a considerable amount of blood was already floating in the water.
The fishhook caused it excruciating pain, which it could hardly bear. With no other choice, it ran wildly toward the fishing boat.
With a "plop," a huge splash of water erupted, followed by a dazzling red light bursting out of the water.
Chen Zhiyao looked excitedly at the water's surface, where a brightly colored longtail snapper was leaping high into the air.
Her eyes widened instantly, followed by a high-pitched and joyful shout that resounded through the sky:
"Haha, it's a longtail snapper! Looks like I'm in luck today."
The longtail snapper remained suspended in the air for less than two seconds before plummeting back into the deep sea like a shooting star.
As if sensing the subtle changes in the surrounding water pressure, the belated will to survive made this longtail snapper restless.
It began to swim wildly towards the deep seabed, its tail thrashing rapidly, creating a series of sparkling splashes.
Despite its best efforts, its strength was clearly far from enough compared to Chen Zhiyao's.
She gripped the fishing rod, exerted a slight force with her arm, and in the blink of an eye, pulled the desperately fleeing longtail sea bream back to the surface of the water.
After a fierce struggle, the longtail snapper finally became exhausted and gave up the fight.
Taking advantage of the moment, Chen Zhiyao suddenly lifted the rod, sending it flying up and landing steadily on the deck with a "thud".
The longtail snapper was so long and slender that it almost filled the entire small fishing box, nearly overflowing it. Wiping the sweat from her brow, Chen Zhiyao quickly cast the bait back into the water.
The fishing is exceptionally good today, so we can't waste it; every fish we can catch is a bonus.
The struggling shrimp was being pulled down into the deep sea by the lead weight, while Chen Zhiyao waited expectantly for the fish to take the bait.
Just then, Yan Shuting, who was fishing at the next spot, cheered excitedly. It turned out that she had also successfully caught a longtail snapper.
This fish is bigger than the one Chen Zhiyao just had; it looks like it weighs at least six or seven pounds.
Immediately afterwards, cheerful music started playing from the loudspeaker above.
It turns out someone caught another red snapper, and it was a 20-pound fish.
The sight of the 20-pound red-spotted fish made the fishermen on the boat green with envy, and the air seemed to be filled with a sour smell.
Yan Shuting, who was showing off, suddenly felt that the longtail snapper in her hand was no longer appealing.
At this moment, Chen Zhiyao was full of confidence and was not distracted by the catch of others. She remained focused on her fishing rod.
Soon, the fishing rod she was holding tightly seemed to be pulled by a powerful force, and it sank down instantly.
The sudden pull made her happy, and she instinctively lifted the rod to hook the fish.
Based on intuition, the pulling force of this fish was similar to that of the longtail snapper I had just caught, and even their movement trajectories were similar.
Chen Zhiyao couldn't help but grin wildly. "Good heavens, could it be another longtail snapper?!"
For someone as experienced as her, this size of fish didn't require much time to handle.
Without hesitation, she quickly turned the fishing reel in her hand and began to reel in the line.
As the fishing line was slowly reeled in, the fish in the water gradually approached the shore.
After a few tense and exciting minutes of competition, finally, another brightly colored and graceful longtail snapper broke out of the water.
She must have had some incredible luck today; not only did she catch a large yellow croaker, but she also caught three longtail snapper in a row.
After the fish dispersed, Chen Zhiyao couldn't wait to carry two fishing boxes, one large and one small, to the weighing area.
The largest longtail snapper was the first one, weighing a full 5.2 jin (2.6 catties). The other two were smaller, one weighing 3.6 jin (1.3 catties) and the other 4.7 jin (2.3 catties).
After settling the rockfish into both fishing boxes, Chen Zhiyao's stomach began to rumble in protest.
I took out my phone and saw that it was already 1:30.
She hadn't noticed while fishing, but now that she had stopped, Chen Zhiyao was starving, and the muscles in her arms and abdomen were incredibly sore.
Back on the deck, she found everyone still holding their fishing spots, seemingly not hungry at all.
Chen Zhiyao turned on her X-ray glasses and confirmed that the fish below had dispersed. She then forcefully dragged the fishermen in her family to the restaurant.
By this time, it was past mealtime, and the free meals on the ship were no longer available, so we had to pay the chef to prepare something else.
Today's harvest was good; the wealthy Chen Zhiyao ordered a whole table of dishes.
Cola chicken wings, steamed black sea bream, sweet and sour pork, shiitake mushroom and chicken stir-fry, potato and pork rib stir-fry, and stir-fried bok choy.
After the food was served, Chen Zhiyao and the others began to eat heartily, and only after eating half of it did they feel like chatting about what they had accomplished that morning.
The fishing was ridiculously good today; basically everyone got a large yellow croaker, one or two longtail snapper, and a whole bunch of various rock snapper.
Chen Zhiyao, however, is far ahead with a 7.2-pound yellow croaker and three longtail snapper.
However, luck always runs out.
Despite throwing boxes and boxes of various baits down the ground, the fish, which had already dispersed, were not attracted.
In an entire afternoon, Chen Zhiyao only caught two 10-pound sea barracudas and four or five small sea barracuda fry.
She really didn't understand why there were sea wolves everywhere.
It's one thing if there are many nearshore fish, but why are they all this cheap stuff in the high seas? With the fishing not going well at sunset, Chen Zhiyao simply lay back in her rocking chair, contentedly watching the distant sunset.
It's good to balance work and rest. Since there's no more fish around, I might as well take a good rest.
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